Ocean Park () is an MTR

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station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , which serves

Ocean Park Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known as Ocean Park, is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is the second largest th ...

and

Wong Chuk Hang Wong Chuk Hang () is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. History Neolithic artifacts have been unearthed in a region called Chung Hom Wan, which is not far from Wong Chuk Hang. In 1550 the Hong Kong Vill ...

. It opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island line. It takes around 4 minutes to travel from to Ocean Park station, which is 21 minutes faster than taking the Citybus route 629 from Admiralty station to Hong Kong Ocean Park. The station is built above ground, north of Ocean Park Road, above the Ocean Park Bus Depot. A footbridge links the station with the park entrance. In total, the station features three entrances/exits.

History

The station was constructed under a contract numbered 903, which included the construction of both Ocean Park and Wong Chuk Hang stations as well as the

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. The contract was awarded to

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in May 2011. Ocean Park station opened on 28 December 2016.

Station layout

This elevated station has two tracks and two

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, as part of the engineering team led by Atkins, is the architect for the station. The station was completed in October 2015, but opened with the rest of the South Island line East on 28 December 2016. The station features different shades of blue glass, in wavy tile bands, as the main decoration. About of the concourse will be coloured blue, the pillars adorned with depictions of

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, penguins, jellyfish and dolphins and other marine life. On the ceiling is ''Flow'', a hanging art installation created by Benson Kwun; this installation resembles a

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swimming through the air. Ocean Park is the second MTR station serving a

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, after . A

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facility is adjacent to the station.

Entrances/exits

Ocean Park station has three entrances/exits: * A: Ocean Park Public Transport Interchange, Ocean Park Road, Nam Fung Road (1

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) * B: Footbridge to

main entrance * C:

Wong Chuk Hang Road Wong Chuk Hang Road () is a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong Island. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It is a 6-lane major thoroughfare. Wong Chuk Hang Road connects Aberdeen Praya Road and Aberdeen Tunnel. Flyover A flyover long with 4 ...

, to

Shouson Hill Shouson Hill () is a hill (148 m high) on the coast of Deep Water Bay east of Wong Chuk Hang, in Southern District, on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. North of the hill is an affluent residential area, which consists primarily of Shouson Hill ...

(1 lift)

References

{{Southern District, Hong Kong MTR stations on Hong Kong Island South Island line Wong Chuk Hang